SLEEPING MURDER - CHAPTERS 13-15

SLEEPING MURDER - CHAPTERS 13-15

Oh plain, boring Walter Fane. Why in the world did Gwenda board that boat and travel all the way to India to marry you when it's clear she didn't love you? Is it any wonder she couldn't go through with it?

But weren't Agatha Christie's descriptions of Fane fantastic? "A house with all the blinds pulled down" and "a dead body in it?" Or how about "the ghost of a spider" that Gwenda notices on her way out of Fane's office? Is it really possible to be as blah as we are finding Fane to be or is there something lurking beneath that "non-descript" countenance?

From there we get a deeper look into the Halliday household, a different view of Helen, and another layer of information about the fateful night by way of the cook, Edith Pagett. Who in the world was Helen talking to when she was overheard saying, "I'm afraid of you?" Who was the man that was sweet on her while his wife was shooting eye daggers? And who owns the "flashy car?"

Of course the next chapter answers one of our questions. Now we're off to find the Erskines and Lily if possible!